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[sword_redemption]

[The feed that opens is staticky, coming as it is from the outer edges of the network's range, and bears a face that should be familiar to many. Upon closer inspection though, one might notice this Wing is a little rougher around the edges compared to recent newer arrivals. His glyph too, is a brilliant Vectorian gold edged with a strong violet glow. A touch of concern marks Wing's face as he looks right and left before speaking into the feed. The jet is clearly wary of his surroundings.]

Haveners! It's been quite a long time. I wish happier news brought me to this, but alas, the recent disruption of the Lamdba affects us all.

[Behind Wing, over his shoulder, there's a stealthy, disturbingly flesh colored shape slithering down the slope on all fours.]

We hope--

[There's a flash of steel and white and red behind the jet: Drift doing what he does best, which is, apparently, slicing things into sushi, the two--the whatever-it-is and Drift--disappearing offscreen in a grunting flail.]

[The sound of combat rings out off screen, grabbing Wing's attention. The feed is jostled as he almost ends it--clearly Wing is tempted to join the fray--but he seems to change his mind at the last moment.]

Please. Please be wary if you leave the Haven. The wastelands is strewn with foreign debris and creatures stranger than ever roam the land!

[Yeah, and on that note... Drift appears--victorious, of course--holding what appears to be a severed head--actually two, one a smaller, almost vestigial one like a goiter from the neck of the main one--into the camera's range. ]

Anyone else running into these , for example?

[Stay classy, Drift.]

((OOC: Action and network both fine! Responses will be from either--if you have a preference, let us know! ))

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[raceme]

But you were...and now...but... there's two...

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[raceme]

IdontunderstandwhatishappeningISTHISanothertrickoftheLambda?

Drift, Wing, is it really you...?

[winged_knight]

[There's a few people he's been hoping to see upon his return, and here's one of them.]

Blurr. Blurr! Yes it's me!

I'm so glad you're safe~

[raceme]

[That brings a smile to his lips. This Wing remembered him! This was the one.]

WING!

I don't fully understand what is happening but I AM SO GLAD to see you again too.

[winged_knight]

[Of course! How could he ever forget?]

I can't say I do either but I will take what blessings I am allowed! It's wonderful to see you. I hope you've been managing?

[He worries, even from afar.]

[raceme]

[Others had forgotten, like Ratchet. It hurt his spark.]

Yes, I've been...managing. Many people left recently all of sudden and we had to reorganize things but we been trying out best.

And what about you? Did you find what you were looking for?

[winged_knight]

[It would hurt Wing, too, in that instance. And he feels bad for all those who had mistaken the other Wing for him.]

I...heard about that. McCrane...

[This makes him very, very sad. He's just gonna grab onto this happier subject.]

We did, actually! To be honest, we'd found it before, when we went on our getaway after our union. It's what gave us the idea that a different sanctuary could be possible.

[raceme]

[Not your fault Wing, don't worry about it.]

He had been here for so long,. I never thought he would disappear too.

[McCrane is a particular sore subject for Blurr as well. They were really close.

But that new information about Barricade brings a smile to his face.]

Really!? Oh that's..great to know.

[winged_knight]

He was the first person I met here, after waking up in the Junk Pile. We--[He chuckles, a warm memory]--we had a misunderstanding at first, before the language translation kicked in.

[He's going to miss McCrane. A lot.]

It's very humble, even more so than Haven here, but it's ours and it feels safe and we have all the necessities.

[raceme]

A misunderstanding? Can I ask of what sort? He was one of the people i met too and a good friend.

[They can mis shim together and try to cheer up each other.]

God to hear that. How come you came back then?

[winged_knight]

It's hard to determine friend or foe without language to communicate. The mound of junk we were on was unstable, and he took sudden movements I made as a potential attack. I don't blame him in the least: alien landscape, alien mechaniods he'd never seen before...

[Wing's recollection of the memory is a fond one, how they'd gotten into the trouble and how they'd overcome it.]

Whatever's happened, it concerns me. I was worried for all of you.

[raceme]

Oh that must have been quite the encounter. [He knows that Barricade could be quite violent.] I has a similar meeting with Wheeljack. I was stuck and he tried to get me out of the junk pulling at the spike on my head. [It was really uncomfortable and awkward.]

[winged_knight]

It was certainly an interesting moment. [He cringes in sympathy.] And yours too. That must have been...yeah. [Awkward.]

How has everything else been, since I've been away?

[raceme]

So much for a first meeting, uh? But we got along quite well in the end. [And Wheeljack learned what to do if he wanted to see Blurr squirm.]

Really busy. Many people left so we had to re-organize shifts at the Police Force, the bar and the Habitation wing.

[And guess who's again doing like, five jobs at the same time.]

[sword_redemption]

Why? What other stuff's it been doing?

[And does any more of it need stabbing? If so, he's ready.]

[raceme]

There seems to be...uhm....two of you.

[No no stabbing your other self, that's rude.]

[sword_redemption]

Oh yeah. That.

He's cool, though. So it's...you know. Cool.

[Kind of not really but close enough?]

[raceme]

You two met already?

And the universe didn't implode or anything? WELI MEAN OBVIOUSLYITDIDDNTBUT...

[U sure about that Drift?]

[sword_redemption]

Well, I mean, we talked. On the network. Not like in person or anything. Yet.

[Why? Why does he seem worried? What?]

Does that--I mean, can that happen?

[That would suck: he had hugs on the agenda with himself. Nice, platonic 'sucks to be us' hugs.]

[raceme]

Oh I see. It must have been really awkward.

I...don't know? Maybe? Let's hope not, in any case.

[Aww that's such a Kodak moment.


The hugs that ended the universe as we know it. What a way to go.]

[sword_redemption]

Awkward?

[That laugh that says oh Primus awkward doesn't even begin to cover it.]

Nah, he's cool. I mean, he's me, after all.

[And Drift's cool. Right?]

So. I mean, it's good to see you're still here.

[raceme]

[Blurr gives him a sheepish look an a shrug.] I can only imagine...

There's also another Wing and...well him and the other you got...they were each other conjux endura. [He learned that word from Rewind.]

Yeah, I don't think I'll ever leave. Can I ask you something?

[sword_redemption]

It's all good. I mean, it's just a thing. Hardly the weirdest thing that's ever happened here, right?

[HAHAH funny, remember the time he got turned into a girl?]

Sure. What's up?

[raceme]

That's a good point. Hardly anything that happesn here seems crazy anymore.

[Good days those ones, uh?]

Barricade left month ago, he wanted to find you two. Did you see him?

[sword_redemption]

Kind of puts things into perspective. I mean, about back home.

What I can remember of it.

[It's been so long he's not really sure.]

Yeah, he found us. He's doing good. Keeping an optic on the place for us.